Gorgas Surname
Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname
Gorgas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 670 | 1:120,157 | 14,712 |
| United States | 586 | 1:618,531 | 50,040 |
| Spain | 149 | 1:313,772 | 18,634 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Panama | 33 | 1:118,553 | 4,252 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Cuba | 12 | 1:960,226 | 6,464 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 181 | 1:277,451 | 22,466 |
Gorgas Demographics
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Gorgas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorgas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorgas (Russian: Горгас) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorgas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 248,216th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,551,871 people. The last name Gorgas occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gorgas live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 120,157. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 41 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 11 percent reside and Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.
Gorgas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gorgas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorgas last name expanded 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gorgas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gorgas are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.24% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gorgas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 248.16% more than the national average, earning 1,204,920 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,240 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorgas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgas in the Russian language | ||
| Горгас | gorgas | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorgas
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